BARCELONA: Embattled Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said he was “fed up” of having to defend himself amid reports that the Dutchman is on the brink of being sacked. Koeman was roundly criticised in the wake of Barca’s 3-0 defeat at Benfica in the Champions League in midweek, a result that […]
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KOHLER: The United States, led by a new generation, reclaimed the Ryder Cup on Sunday, reaching the 14-1/2 points required to beat holders Europe and heralding what could be an era of domination by the Americans at the biennial competition. Having romped to a commanding 11-5 advantage after the foursome […]
Last year’s race winner Valtteri Bottas will start Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix from 16th place after Mercedes changed his car’s engine and power unit components. Mercedes said it was “taking a tactical opportunity”, with Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen already at the back of the field due to engine […]
BERLIN: Ethiopian Guye Adola survived a midway comeback from race favourite Kenenisa Bekele and a late surge from Kenyan Bethwel Yegon to power to victory in the Berlin marathon on Sunday. Yegon finished in second place ahead of Bekele, who was competing for the first time in 18 months and […]
MILAN: Franco Morbidelli was today promoted to Yamaha’s factory team ahead of his return from injury at the weekend’s San Marino MotoGP, in a deal for the remainder of this championship and the following two campaigns. In a statement, Yamaha said the 26-year-old had signed until the end of the […]
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain were poor on Lionel Messi’s first start, while Barcelona’s troubles were there for all to see in their loss to Bayern Munich, Liverpool were exposed by AC Milan and Jack Grealish had a great night for Manchester City. AFP Sport looks at the talking points from the […]
Fifa is investigating racial abuse aimed at England players during Thursday’s 4-0 win over Hungary in a World Cup qualifier in Budapest. Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham were both targeted. England condemned the abuse as “completely unacceptable”. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged Fifa “to take strong action against those […]
NEW YORK : Holger Rune lost his maiden Grand Slam match to Novak Djokovic on Tuesday but the brave Dane won over the fickle New York crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium by refusing to retire despite struggling with painful cramp. Djokovic, a three-times U.S. Open champion and bidding to complete […]
NEW YORK : Stefanos Tsitsipas used his bathroom break when nature called at the U.S. Open on Monday but opponent Andy Murray fumed about the lengthy disruption as his hopes of scoring an opening round upset went down the toilet. Murray said he had been warned by his team to […]
NEW YORK : Naomi Osaka overcame a slow start to beat Czech Marie Bouzkova 6-4 6-1 on Monday as the world number three got her U.S. Open title defence under way in front of a roaring capacity crowd. Unseeded Bouzkova held her own through much of the first set but […]